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Hey folks,
Probably an easy one for someone to answer, this!
Having been lucky enough to receive an Xbox for Christmas, I was looking forward to many hours of widescreen Halo 2 enjoyment.
However - my Halo 2 only seems to play in 4:3?
I've managed to play NFSU2, Star Wars Battlefront and Madden 2005 in 16:9 without a problem, but both Halo 2 and Pro Evo revert to 4:3 as soon as the game loads.
Any ideas? Is this just the way it is, are these two games not playable in 16:9?
Obviously I could switch the TV from 4:3 to 16:9, but this would lead to distortion and I don't want that . . .
Probably an easy one for someone to answer, this!
Having been lucky enough to receive an Xbox for Christmas, I was looking forward to many hours of widescreen Halo 2 enjoyment.
However - my Halo 2 only seems to play in 4:3?
I've managed to play NFSU2, Star Wars Battlefront and Madden 2005 in 16:9 without a problem, but both Halo 2 and Pro Evo revert to 4:3 as soon as the game loads.
Any ideas? Is this just the way it is, are these two games not playable in 16:9?
Obviously I could switch the TV from 4:3 to 16:9, but this would lead to distortion and I don't want that . . .
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As I said, it's Panorama.
ÂLŠ†ÂÎR wrote:
> Might be on other TV's, for mine it is Panorama.
Panorama is that dodgy program on BBC 1!
It's panoramic, unless your TV is dyslexic.
> Might be on other TV's, for mine it is Panorama.
Panorama is that dodgy program on BBC 1!
It's panoramic, unless your TV is dyslexic.
u smell.
Turn the red down! Look at how much the red shows up on the manager's face...
Oh no it's Ferguson. :P
Oh no it's Ferguson. :P
Of course, let's not forget that if you play as Manchester United, Rooney looks wide in whatever aspect you use...
;-p
;-p
Check what you have set as your display within the PS2 menu system. Some games on my TV load in 16:9 however they are clearly meant to be displayed in panorama. I really don't think Pro Evolution is 16:9 as from the Winning Eleven games (US and JAP), none of the ones I have played on my TV support it.
> I've been through every menu on Pro Evo 4 and there is
> NO option for Widescreen - just like all previous
> versions. So I am quite satisfied that the PS2 version does
> not support 16:9 - at least not in any sensible or realistic
> way.
Interesting. Well, there's something odd here then folks. I plugged my PS2 into my TV last night, turned it on, loaded Pro Evo 2 - and it just came up in 16:9, I didn't NEED to use a menu or anything? It just played in 16:9, with no player distortion or anything . . ..
> NO option for Widescreen - just like all previous
> versions. So I am quite satisfied that the PS2 version does
> not support 16:9 - at least not in any sensible or realistic
> way.
Interesting. Well, there's something odd here then folks. I plugged my PS2 into my TV last night, turned it on, loaded Pro Evo 2 - and it just came up in 16:9, I didn't NEED to use a menu or anything? It just played in 16:9, with no player distortion or anything . . ..
Bonus wrote:
> The closest you can get to on the PS2 or Xbox is the Wide camera.
Indeed - same as all other Pro Evo games.
Even so, if you put your TV into 16:9 mode, you get 'fat' players.
On my Sony Wega, you have the options of 4:3, Smart, 14:9, Zoom or Wide. Smart and Wide give you fat players, 4:3 is a waste of a 28-inch screen, and Zoom means that the score and game clock disappear off the top of the screen - you can move it down, but then you miss info from the bottom.
So I always play Pro Evo on 14:9, as it's the best compromise.
I've been through every menu on Pro Evo 4 and there is NO option for Widescreen - just like all previous versions. So I am quite satisfied that the PS2 version does not support 16:9 - at least not in any sensible or realistic way.
> The closest you can get to on the PS2 or Xbox is the Wide camera.
Indeed - same as all other Pro Evo games.
Even so, if you put your TV into 16:9 mode, you get 'fat' players.
On my Sony Wega, you have the options of 4:3, Smart, 14:9, Zoom or Wide. Smart and Wide give you fat players, 4:3 is a waste of a 28-inch screen, and Zoom means that the score and game clock disappear off the top of the screen - you can move it down, but then you miss info from the bottom.
So I always play Pro Evo on 14:9, as it's the best compromise.
I've been through every menu on Pro Evo 4 and there is NO option for Widescreen - just like all previous versions. So I am quite satisfied that the PS2 version does not support 16:9 - at least not in any sensible or realistic way.
The closest you can get to on the PS2 or Xbox is the Wide camera.
Pro Evo 4 on the Xbox at least doesn't support 16:9, if it did it would state it on the back of the box and I know it doesn't because it slightly chops off some of the text even when I've tried numerous settings on my TV.
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